World Hypertension Day and global awareness

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 441-444

  Chockalingam, Arun ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities; Awareness; Hypertension; Media; World Hypertension Day

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AWARENESS; HEALTH; MORBIDITY; REVIEW;

AWARENESS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 46249120189     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(08)70617-2     Document Type: Article

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